mission statement

This blog is dedicated to the deeply personal side of an elusive something.

There is a phenomena at play in our world and it seems to present itself as unknowable. Something is happening and I feel strongly that it is very real.

Honesty, an open mind and an open heart are all required to better understand what is happening.

- Mike Clelland, 2011 .

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There is a lot of information out there, especially on the web, and I am consistently disappointed at how almost all of it is cold and dispassionate. Some reports read like the paperwork you'd send into your insurance company after denting your fender. I loathe that unemotional way that some of this stuff gets presented, too many researchers are ignoring the most intriguing aspect of what is unfolding - the human experience.

There are fragile human beings interacting with a phenomenon that is confusing, challenging, mystifying, cunning, seductive, deceptive, terrifying and (potentially) consciousness expanding.

The UFO mythos is intertwined with a greater set of phenomena, and these outlying data points fascinate me. I want to better understand high-strangeness, psychic insights, channeling, un-reported patterns, alien abduction, the contact experience, MILABs, subtle realms of consciousness and synchronicity.

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I'm obsessed with tidy art direction. I've worked hard to make this blog easy to read and (hopefully) nice to look at too.

You'll also notice that I don't have any advertising. This is another thing that I care about. I feel strongly that ads on blogs really cheapens the whole experience. That said, there is a donation button in the right side-bar. This was something I wish I didn't need to do. But, I spend a lot of time on this site, and it has really impacted my other work (that means my paying work). I care deeply about this blog and the content I share. It is a labor of love.

all the podcasts

owl book excerpts

Mac Tonnies / audio interviews

a long list of Mac's on-line audio interviews. Required listening. (click on the image above as a link)

long format essays

a series of articles too long for a blog post, but too important not to publish, all in one place. (click on link above)

first-person blogs from CONTACTEES

There is something happening, there are a LOT of people who claim the abduction phenomenon, or UFO contact, who are sharing their first person experiences on-line.

Mac Tonnies talks about my blog:

...a fascinating new blog delving into his experiences with strangeness and synchronicity. Mike's humility and painterly attention to detail are decided assets in a world where the very term "paranormal" has become associated with excessive credulity.

tiny clues

Events can be hard to recall. Especially when these memories seem to stretch my psyche in ways that can be distressing. If these memories and events are just tiny clues, what do they point to?

I feel strongly that something is going on. But what that might be, seems beyond my ability to solve.

Mike Clelland

2009

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Now I Know

my confirmation event

blogging and the self

It's impossible to create a linear narrative on a blog. These postings should come in a nice tidy and logical order, but they don't. If this stuff seems interesting, you might need to dig around a little bit. The puzzle pieces are all mixed up - even to me.

~ Mike Clelland, 2009

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curious stuff that challenges my definition of reality

(a tag line)

on-line networking

Click on the image as a direct link. This is a good resource to connect and communicate with other blog readers. Please know, I am being cautious about just adding folks. Anyone with an obvious pseudonym, or "clues" that their identity is fake, will be avoided.

The Stranger Within

science fiction and predictive weirdness

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If you can spare anything, even a little, your generosity will be deeply appreciated.

audio files / easily downloaded

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science at the tipping point

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The Secret Sun

Christopher Knowles sez, "Keep a dream log and sync log, starting today. Keep track of your dreams and the synchronicities you observe or experience. And then see if by the end of the year the two logs haven't become one." Click on his image to visit his Jung influenced insights into pop culture.